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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Promote Your Book/Promote Mine Blog Hop with Charlene Raddon

The
purpose of this blog hop is to promote Charlene Raddon’s latest release, The
Scent of Roses, as well asthe work of each of the participating
bloggers. Be sure to read to the end of this page so you don’t miss out on the
grand prize. Also be certain you visit each blog and comment to qualify for the
individual giveaways, and the big prize.

Charlene
Raddon has been writing historical romance novels for over thirty years. Her
work has won several awards and much well-deserved praise. Here is what she has
to say about her newest release.

Any day when a
new book is released is exciting for the author. I’m thrilled to announce that
my eBook, The Scent of Roses, is now
available.

The Scent of
Roses is a sequel to my last eBook, To Have And To Hold, but stands alone
and does not need to be read in order to be enjoyed. Whip Kincaid, from The Scent of Roses, is the half-brother
of Buck Maddux from To Have and To
Hold. Whip also has a twin, Cale, who readers met in Buck’s story, which
gives me an excuse to write a third book for this series.

The added touch
of paranormal elements made The Scent of
Roses a fun story to write. Who doesn’t enjoy haunted houses with hidden
passageways? When I first moved to Utah, I lived in this house. No, there
weren’t any secret passageways, but in every other way, my description of the
old house is accurate. The third element new in this book is the subject of
polygamy.

Rosalyn Delaney
came to Whisky Ridge, Arizona expecting to receive aid from her estranged
husband, Josiah Bullock, in escaping the crazed leader of a polygamist cult
determined to have her. She’s broke and has nowhere else to go. But Josiah is
dead, murdered the very evening of her arrival. The town is in uproar, searching
for the suspected killer, Josiah’s business partner, Whip Kincaid. Rosalyn also
learns that Josiah has taken a second wife.

Whip is innocent
but to prove that, he needs to stay out of jail. He hides in secret passageways
in the old house he and Josiah shared. Smythely, the elderly butler who came
with the house, is the only other person aware of the passageways. Lurking
between spiderwebbed walls and using the abundance of peepholes provided allows
Whip to keep up with what’s going on. Sneaking out at night allows him to
investigate. He’s particularly interested in Rosalyn Delaney, and for more than
one reason. Besides being attracted to her, he’s sure she knows something about
the murder.

But does she? Is
she safe at Rose House? Will she be safe from Whip
Kincade?

I hope you
enjoyed this peek into The Scent of
Roses. Find it here, at Amazon.com.

BE SURE TO LEAVE
A COMMENT WITH CONTACT INFORMATION. AT THE END OF THE HOP, A NAME WILL BE DRAWN
FROM THOSE WHO VISITED AND COMMENTED AT
EVERY BLOG. PRIZE IS A $45 GIFT CARD FOR AMAZON OR B&N, WINNER’S CHOICE.
Other bloggers are also offering giveaways so make sure you hit them
all.

I'll be giving away a pdf of my post-Civil War romance, A Man Like That, to one lucky commenter on this blog. You can also find it here: Amazon.com. Here's the blurb:

Jessamine
Randall, fearless crusader and champion of the downtrodden, is not a woman to
be left waiting at the altar. When her
fiancé disappears hours before their wedding, the ever-resourceful Jessy
hatches a plan to track him down and bring him back where he belongs.

Morgan
Bingham knows he’s no good. Never has
been. Never will be. A former outlaw is no fit husband for the
only daughter of the town judge, despite her misguided notions. Besides, after ten long years away from home,
it’s time to return to the hills and face his demons.

Ill-prepared,
but armed with unshakeable certainty, Jessy follows Morgan to his family’s
cabin deep in the Ozark Mountains where she’s
sucked into a whirlpool of deep secrets and old hatreds. While she struggles to bring light and hope
into their dark lives, her greatest challenge is Morgan himself. Can she ever convince him he’s worthy of
love?

12 comments:

No, although it was spooky to have to go down to the half-basement and shovel coal into the furnace. Very creepy down there. There was only room for the furnace and the rest was just a 4' crawl space. Didn't want to think about what might crawl around in there. It was a lovely home, but in a small town where there were no jobs for my brother-in-law. He had to go back to Alaska where they were from and go back to his old job that winter. I moved the next fall, and my sister moved not long afterward. I still love old houses though.

I'm a day late, but hope I'm not a dollar short responding to this hop stop. The title of this blurb, A post-Civil War Romance, caught my interest. Then I read a little further and realized it is about a bad boy being redeemed by love, and in the Ozark Mountains of all places. And that really caught my interest. I believe I'd love to read this romantic adventure story! p.s. Good morning, Charlene! jdh2690 at gmail dot com

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